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'm not really super athletic...about as competitive as a slug...on a rainy day...

Best Come Back Line

Scenario: On a crowded bust, packed with elderly. Teens in a certain JC uniform sitting on a ledge where the old ticket dispenser used to be located. Adult standing 1 m away. I was standing about 5 m away from them.

Adult: (normal conversational tone and volume) hey, I think you should give up the seats for the old people.

(me: siao kia, you are asking really old people to take the risk of climbing up there and expecting them to be comfortable in that weird position?)

Teens: Huh? (genuinely incredulous look) I think it is too dangerous for them to get up.

Adult: (irritated tones) what do schools teach nowadays? Students don't even want to give up seats to elderly.

(me: those are definitely not seats. Nahh, maybe he is making a scene to shame all those young and fit people hogging a seat from those who need it more on the bus)

Teens: (turn around and ask the closest elderly. Do you want to seat? (he replied no). (turn around and face adult) see they won't want to seat.

(me: duh, the elderly run a much greater risk of injuring themselves)

adult: (raising his voice) what exactly do you study in school (alighting the bus at the same time. Such simple manner also don't know. (in chinese: 你是读设么书的，这么没教养）

here comes the best come back line

Teens: (totally bo chup face with a tiny whiny bit of grin). Like you, we don't study. (跟你一样没有读书）while waving goodbye at him.

Adult ranted some random lines but still alighted in the end; continue to stared at the teens. It took me quite a while to comprehend the situation. but my conclusion: teens 1 -adult 0

if adult was just trying to vent his anger/frustration at random stranger and he thought that the best target would be young teens, he did definitely made the wrong decision.